Soda for Toothache

Ingredients

• a small quantity of ARM AND HAMMER BRAND SODA
• a wineglass of water

Method

1. 1

   Dissolve soda in water, soak a piece of cotton in the solution, place it in the tooth, and wash the mouth with the remainder.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Arm & Hammer Soda book of valuable recipes (1900) by Church & Dwight Co, page 21. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

a small portion of ARM AND HAMMER BRAND SODA has been dissolved and letting it stand open in an airy place for a few days, changing the water every day. Tough poultry may be made more tender by putting ARM AND HAMMER BRAND Soda or Saleratus in the water in which it is washed, This applies to the cooking of all meats and vegetables, especi¬ ally when they are a little old. “Perfect” tea demands soft water for its brewing, but not having this at command the next best thing is to add a pinch of ARM AND HAMMER BRAND SODA to filtered water. Church &. Co’S Arm and Hammer Brand Soda or Saleratus is not only most desirable for culinary uses, but for medical recipes it is finding more and more favor in the eyes of the profession, and it will be found in the medicine-chest of every family that has a proper regard for health and cleanliness. To Old and Young! A BEAUTIFUL LITHOGRAPHED CARD, WHICH WILL BE FOUND INSTRUCTIVE TO BOTH OLD AND YOUNG, IS PACKED IN EACH PACKAGE OF THE OLD, RELIABLE ARM AND HAMMER Soda, there are thirty designs in all, WHICH WILL MAKE A VERY INTERESTING COLLECTION AND STUDY. insist on having Arm and Hammer soda. 30 ARM AND HAMMER SODA IN THE SICK ROOM AND FOR TOILET PURPOSES. For headache or sour stomach the effect of Soda is apparent in¬ stantly, by taking a little dissolved in water. When the patient is feverish, wash the skin in warm water and Soda. If an odor arises from excessive perspiration, use a teaspoonful of Soda to a pint of hot water. If the food distresses the stomach, give half a teaspoonful of Soda in a wineglass of milk. If you wish to keep gruels or milk in the sick room, put in a pinch of Soda to keep them sweet. After washing out the baby’s bottle, let it stand in Soda water before using again. If your own face looks red and shiny in warm weather, bathe it in hot water and a teaspoonful of Soda. Applications of hot water and Soda will alleviate piles and other inflammations of the rectum. If the hair smells sour and feverish, wash it in cool (not to cool) water, with half a spoonful of Soda to a quart of water. Dry thoroughly and rub in a little bay rum. For Rattle-Snake Bite.— Apply to the wound slightly moistened, just so as to make a paste. When it becomes discolored, either yellow or greenish, remove and put on a fresh application. Continue to apply in this manner until the Soda ceases to become discolored. Wash baby with weak Soda water in warm weather. ARM AND HAMMER BRAND SODA (or Saleratus) is recom¬ mended by English physicians for Toothache. A small quantity dissolved in a wineglass of water

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